Scots in most deprived areas 10 times more likely to get Covid fine
coronavirus rules than those from more wealthy areas.The findings of a new report reveal that those found in the 10% least well-off neighbourhoods were 11.2 times more likely to receive a fine than those in the 10% least deprived.Professor Susan McVie, of the University of Edinburgh, produced the findings which were published in a paper on Monday used by the Independent Advisory Group on Police Use of Temporary Powers Relating to the Coronavirus Crisis.It said: "Whatever the reason, it is important to remember that the overall use of enforcement was very low, even amongst those living in the most deprived communities."Expressed as a rate per 10,000 of the population aged 16 or over, only 27.3 people per 10,000 living in the 10% most